N. C. Sippy

N. C. Sippy (22 August, 1926 - 25 November 2001) was an Indian Film producer and director who has originally worked as a Production manager, executive-producer and presenter in his initial career span. After executing films and drams during his initial career, Sippy, later worked as a producer as well as bollywood film director in several popular Hindi films in the Cinema of India. Sippy is known for his memorable films such as Gol Maal, Satte Pe Satta, Chupke Chupke, Anand (1971 film), Khubsoorat, Guddi (1971 film), Aashirwad, Padosan and other Hindi movies most of which were directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji.

N. C. Sippy was born in Karachi, British India and later in 1946, He moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) where an Indian comedian-actor named Gope helped him in his career-development. N.C, with the help of Gope, worked as a Production Manager. His first production film was Talaq (1958 film) which was directed by Mahesh Kaul.

Sippy's first production Talaq (1958) film was the last one as He later decided to work as a producer in films like Bin Badal Barsaat (1963), Aashirwad (1968), and more. In 1971, Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherji started working together in a film entitled Anand. Since then, their work had produced legendary films such as Guddi (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975), Gol Maal (1979), and Khubsoorat (1980).

In 1998, when his wife died, he lost his voice and started communicating with his family and friends by writing notes. He died on 25 November 2001, in a private hospital in Mumbai.

• Filmfare Award (1972) - Best Film - (Anand (1971)
• Filmfare Award (1981) - Best Film Khubsoorat (1980)
• Best Feature Film - Best Film - Aashirwad (1968)